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Places near Hickory by type
All 247 places by distance →One day from Hickory
5 stops, one loop, back by 5:12 pm
148 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Hickory
- Sandy Ridge Wesleyen Churchchurch · 30 min
- Balls Creek Campgroundchurch · 30 min
- Memorial Reformed Churchmonument · 30 min
- Overmountain Victory National Historic Trailtrek · 3 hrs
- Hibriten Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Back in Hickory
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Hickory?
Houck's Chapel (church, about 3 km), Harper House/Hickory History Center (museum, about 1 km), Arts & Science Center (museum, about 1 km), Historic Ridgeview Public Library (heritage site, about 1 km), Hickory Museum of Art (museum, about 1 km), Corinth Reformed Church (church, about 3 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Hickory?
132 places on Spotwander: 45 hill stations & viewpoints, 3 parks, 24 churches, 19 lakes, dams & reservoirs, 2 wildlife, forests & gardens.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Hickory?
Bakers Mountain, about 13 km by road; Hildebran Mountain (19 km) is next.
Which is the nearest park to Hickory?
Shadow Line Park, about 37 km by road; Martin Luther King Jr. Park (41 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Hickory?
Start in Hickory, visit Sandy Ridge Wesleyen Church, then Balls Creek Campground, then Memorial Reformed Church, then Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, then Hibriten Mountain, and drive back — about 148 km by road in all.